The drivers' radios couldn't communicate with each other on the track. Weber saw Vettel's car enter the pit lane from the entrance, and he instantly realized that the opponent had received a team order to pit first.
He immediately questioned, "Why is Vettel pitting first? My tires can't hold on anymore!"
Facing the team order, Weber was quick to express his doubt.
After all, he was a veteran in the paddock for many years, with both experience and achievements, and naturally wouldn't blindly follow orders like a rookie.
"There's no why; it's the decision of the strategy group."
Monahan couldn't provide much explanation and could only emphasize that it was the instruction from the strategy group.
Hearing this, and sensing the firmness in the chief race engineer's tone, Weber's record was after all not as solid as Schumacher's or Alonso's, nor did he have the confidence of a world champion.
No matter how dissatisfied he felt inside, he could only watch as Vettel pitted.
